When today’s word popped up in my email, I could only say, “One of those perfect words for Mr. A!” Just look at the definition . . .
adroit (adjective): (1) Cleverly skillful, resourceful or ingenious. (2) Expert or nimble in use of the hands or body.
See what I mean? 
Here are just a few of the many, many examples of Mr. A being adroit.
As John Thornton, RA displays how adroit he is at using his hands to make his kisses all the more swoon-worthy.
Lucas displays how adroit his physicality is whilst racing through the streets of London.
Richard is most adroit at using his beautiful eyes to seduce us.
With his expertise at crafting distinct characters of both sexes and all classes and ages, Richard is very adroit in his narration for audiobooks.
As S3 Sir Guy, Richard proved adroit at hair acting, allowing those extensions to become part and parcel of the characterization.
Hooray for Adroit Armitage!
(screencaps courtesy of Richard Armitage Net)
He is adroit as soooo many things!!!
Isn’t he just?? I could have kept presenting visual examples of his adroitness but if I had tried to cover them all, I’d still be working on the post!
I wonder did they get a lot of direction for the kissing scene? Was it all choreographed like a fight sequence in RH for example? Did the director say, now cup her face with your hands? Or was it all him? Why am I even thinking about these things???
Ahhh RA is adroit all right…
Great questions!! Wouldn’t we all love to know! He does do a lot of face/head cupping with his hands though. Maybe it is him or maybe he learned it from N&S.
I love the idea that it’s all him, that it’s the way he kisses *sigh*
Yah! I’m with you Mezz, imagining him kissing this way….Mmmmmmmmh.
Yes he did it as Harry too when he kissed Gerri in the church after their vows. I love the idea that it’s all him too…
I like to think it was all his idea–the cupping of the face–because he enjoys kissing that way and already knew the lucky partners he’d given such kisses enjoyed it, too!
Yeah, it somehow occurs to me that I’ve seen this “cupping the face for a kiss” for the first time knowingly in my (not so young) life in connection with RA.Or are this my extensive readings of fanfiction over the last year, where it is often so beautifully described (thanks ladies!!) with all the Guy-Porter-Ricky-John-look-alike heros? Or have I simply not cared so deeply about other actors? Oh, his adriot hands and lips…
Many a happy thought I have had about his adroit hands and lips. And the rest of his adroit self too, come to think (often) of it.
Many, many happy thoughts indeed!
Nothing like a gorgeous man with great adroitness.